I know it's been around for awhile but I just happened to stumble upon it by reading Jason Boyett's blog. He finds all kinds of cool stuff. What am I talking about? I'm talking about the Brick Testament. It is a retelling of the Bible through the use of Legos®. It was created by Rev. Brendan Powell Smith. What Rev. Brendan has created is a funny, awesome, stupendous, five-star, two thumbs up, way of sharing the Bible. I think it's a great tool, not just for kids but for people of any age to enjoy and learn from.
It even has a content notice section on the bottom of the page:
N=Nudity S=Sexual Content V=Violence C=Cursing
Who ever thought the Bible would require a rating system? Seriously though, there are some stories in the Bible that aren't for the kiddies. Rev. Brendan has taken a few liberties as well, but purely for comic effect. This wasn't meant to be a legit version of the Bible like some of the other translations.
I think this site proves that you are never too young to play with Legos®. I still play with Legos®, except it's in the form of Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Batman on the Playstation®. My girlfriend's little boy has some of those over-sized Legos® and I can't wait until he graduates up to using the smaller Legos® so I can build things with him. In fact, the other day, he and his mom went to McDonalds®. He got a Happy Meal® which was supposed to come with a Lego® racer, but instead they put a girls' toy in his Happy Meal®. How dare they! I took that girly toy back to Micky D's® and demanded that they exchange it for a boys' toy. Actually, I asked nicely and they were very cooperative. Thank you Micky D's® in Williamsport®, Pennsylvania®. Okay, I know, I'm going overboard with the ®'s.
Seems like a pretty interesting guy overall. I'll have to check out some of the other things he's done. I'll finish this post with a few pictures from the Brick Testament. Enjoy!
God instructs Noah to build the Ark. I love the reaction of the horses in the background.
Noah, naked and drunk in his tent.
Baby Moses
Jesus teaches about hypocrisy "Take the plank out of your own eye."
Stephen preaches just before being stoned. It says in the Bible that Jesus's diciples performed many signs and wonders, maybe Stephen was able to remove his head at will, who knows?
I don't consider myself to be an animal rights activist. I like animals and I don't want them to get hurt, but I also don't go around spray-painting fur coats or adopting every stray cat I see. But there is one thing I saw over at Jason Boyett's blog last December about airbrushing poodles. I decided to research the strange things people do to their pets and I found myself in a deep dark place of animal costumes, strange animal fur-dos (hair-dos? fur-dos?), disgruntled cats, and people that just really need to get a life. I'm going to give you a look now at some of these disturbing images.
I admit that when I was a kid my stepsister and I would put a bib on our cat. The bib said "Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice" and we thought it was the funniest thing in the world when the cat would walk around the house looking humiliated while wearing it. Seriously, I think cats are the only animals that get embarrassed. So the next thing we'll look at are some pet costumes.
Did his owner think that dressing him up as a giraffe would make him feel taller and more confident? I don't think it's working.
I said I wanted to just "be" myself for Halloween but you obviously didn't understand what I meant!
On second thought, let's not go to Camelot. It is a silly place.
I'm not quite sure what's going on here, but I think Cookie Monster ate a pug.
I know it's not really a costume but apparently this must be an angry dog who doesn't want to be pet. Maybe he's angry because he has to wear a stupid sign that says "Do Not Pet Me".
Dr. Zaius?
Ah yes, the perfect costume for your three-legged best friend. (Actually, the hook is a paper tube that the dog's paw goes into. It's been Photoshopped to look like a real hook, so don't get all sad and weepy, he has all four of his legs. How do I know? I'm the one who Photoshopped it. Click here for the original picture.)
Shalom. Hey, is that weiner kosher?
Um, wow.....just.....wow.
One night I was at a friend's house and hey had a cat that had most of its fur shaved off except for the fur on it's head, paws, and tip of its tail. It's called a "lion cut". The poor cat looked miserable. Here's a few that I found.
I think cats with the lion cut are in a constant state of being pissed off.
This one is so angry, he's about to destroy his owners with his laser beams.
Lastly we'll look at another thing people are doing to cats, painting them.
Aztec cat says, "The world may not end until 2012, but my owners are about to meet their end right now!"
This is what happens to cats when their owners' get drunk at Mardi Gras. Friends don't let friends paint drunk.
You'd think cats would get annoyed by getting painted all over their fur but this one seems pretty happy about it.
WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! That is so WRONG!
But...
...it's not as wrong as this...
Honestly, what was the thought process behind this. "Hmm, when I look at my cat's back side it kind of reminds me of Charlie Chaplin dressed up like a clown. I'm gonna go and get it painted like that!"
Maybe I should start calling Friday's WTFFF (What The Freakin' Funny Friday). I don't know why people would want to do these kinds of things to their pets. Maybe it's boredom, punishment, or maybe they need a med check, but I think one day the pets will finally have their revenge.
Hooray! I almost won. I entered a contest over at Jason Boyett's blog. Jason Boyett is the author of a number of books combining pop culture, spirituality, and humor. These include Pocket Guide to the Bible, The Pocket Guide to the Apocalypse, Pocket Guide to Adulthood, and A Guy's Guide to Life. He lives in Texas. He has been interviewed on the History Channel for his expertise on the Bible. (Yes, I lifted that straight from his Wikipedia page.) I also know that he has written for Relevant Magazine. Anyway, like I was saying, he had a contest over at his blog to name a movie based on a toy. Even though I didn't win, I almost did and my submission was given an honorable mention. The winning submission definitely deserved the win though. Check it out here.
Also, my phone call with Christopher and Jamie at Chicken Pop Pod appeared on their AIFRT:Special One episode (AIFRT stands for Ah, I Freakin' Remember That). I'm going to e-mail them and ask if I can play the clip on my blog. But for now you can go to iTunes and listen to it for free. I come on around 11 minutes and 30 seconds into the show.
Okay, I'm finished gloating now. We will now return to the regularly scheduled blog.
Noah, naked and drunk in his tent.
Baby Moses
Jesus teaches about hypocrisy "Take the plank out of your own eye."
Stephen preaches just before being stoned. It says in the Bible that Jesus's diciples performed many signs and wonders, maybe Stephen was able to remove his head at will, who knows?
The Last Supper
